CHEMICAL RECYCLING IN PRACTICE
Carlos MonrealFounder and CEO
Preventing pollution
Recycling more
Prioritising highest waste
management option
Increase
recyclability
Increase virgin-
quality recycled
content
Support
sustainability
targets &
commitments
WHY CHEMICAL RECYCLING?
Enable the incorporation of recycled
content in food-grade materials
Developing and improving recycling
infrastructure
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INDUSTRY LEADER IN CHEMICAL
RECYCLING
Convert end-of-life plastic waste into
hydrocarbon oils.
PATENTED TECHNOLOGY
We have been developing for the
past 10 years the Thermal Anaerobic
Conversion
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS &
OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE
2 industrial and commercial plants
operating for the past 3 years
PARTNERSHIPS
Long-term partnerships with major
industry players
PLASTIC ENERGY – WHO WE ARE
PLASTIC2PLASTIC PROCESS
Only company to have validated
and certified the Plastic2Plastic
process for a circular economy of
plastics
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INCREASE RECYCLING
Support countries in
reaching recycling targets
by recycling previously
non-recyclable plastics
REDUCE OIL DEPENDENCY
And the production of virgin
plastics
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Contribute to closing the
plastic loop
REDUCE POLLUTION
Improve waste management by
diverting plastics away from
landfills and incineration, and
preventing leaks in our ocean
HIGH-QUALITY RECYCLED
CONTENT
Increase availability of virgin-
quality recycled content suitable
for food-grade products
ECONOMY
Boost local economies by
building new plants and
creating jobs
PLASTIC ENERGY – OUR MISSION
Plastic Energy signed the Ellen
MacArthur Foundation New Plastic
Economy Global Commitments
By 2025, Plastic Energy will convert at
least 300,000 tonnes of low-grade
plastic waste into feedstock for new
plastic manufacturing (Plastic2Plastic).
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• Origin:
o Currently, we focus on post-consumer flexible packaging,
including plastic films, multi-layer or multi-material
packaging.
o We could also recycle plastics from other industries:
automotive, agricultural…
• Preparation and target material:
o No need to wash or separate by polymer-type
o Remove non-targeted material to follow our specifications
o Target polymers: Mix of PE, PP, PS
o Control of the average contamination of the feedstock and
limit to 10% the following: other materials, non-targeted
polymers (PET, PVC, EPS, cat7), inks…
We can support mechanical recycling in increasing recycling rates,
but we can’t recycle everything. If we want to create a quality of
product suiting the specifications of the petrochemical industry,
better eco-design of plastic products is important for both
mechanical and chemical recycling if we want to recycle 100% of the
plastic we produce.
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OUR FEEDSTOCK AND PRODUCT
• Each tonne of plastic waste processed through our chemical
recycling plant will produce approx. 850 litres of TACOIL
• The TACOIL replaces fossil oil in the cracker and can go on to make
recycled, virgin-plastics.
PRODUCTFEEDSTOCK
TECHNOLOGY HIGHLIGHTS
• Robust and uncomplicated
• Semi-batch process
• No additional substances necessary
• Uniform and stable heating is essential for a controlled and
consistent product
• Relatively mild temperature and low pressure
• Novel process solutions for heat utilization and energy recovery
• Practically energy neutral in the chemical process
• Modular system: Thermal process well-suited for scaling
• Various patents granted in the EU & US
PROCESS
OUR TECHNOLOGY – THERMAL ANAEROBIC CONVERSION
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OUR CURRENT PLANTS – ALMERIA AND SEVILLA
PLANT CAPACITY• We have two operational plants, in Seville and Almeria, Spain,
that have been operational since 2015 and 2017
• Our current plants have a capacity to process 5,000 t/a of
plastic each.
YIELD• The approx. 72-75% TACOIL is sold to the petrochemical
industry
• The approx. 18% syngas produced is used to power the plant
and reduces the need for outside energy
• The approx. 8-10% Char produced is sold to the construction
industry (cement, brick…) and energy production
100% of the TACOIL produced is now going towards the
production of new products.
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PLASTIC ENERGY PLANT – ENVIRONMENTAL DATA
LCA• Independent LCA, ISO compliant by Quantis• High level conclusions :
o Plastic Energy’s process has a considerably lower climate change impact than incineration with energy recovery.
o Plastics made from Plastic Energy’s recycling process have a lower climate change impact than virgin plastic.
o Technology still in development and we expect improvements in the energy efficiency of the chemical recycling process.
• The following presentation will further develop on the LCA of chemical recycling
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS• Pyrolysis plants in Europe need to comply with the EU Industrial Emissions Directive. We are putting in all
investment necessary to fall below the limits set which involves some investments in equipment such as thermal oxidisers.
• Control of the environmental impact: Independent tests and monitoring are mandatory. Our plants, have a CEMS (continuous emissions monitoring system) to report to authorities.
• REACH: The pyrolysis oils have to be registered under REACH which control the potential risks associated to the product and requires pyrolysis oils to be produced and managed in an isolated environment and strictly controlled conditions (SCC).
• End-of-waste status: additional security that the output has the same properties as fossil oil and doesn’t have additional health or environmental impacts. In-progress at the national or project basis.
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PROPERTIES:• Recycled oils replacing fossil oils in manufacturing process
• Food-grade packaging
• Endless recycling without degradation
CERTIFIED CIRCULAR POLYMERS :
1ST company worldwide having validated & certified the circular
economy of end-of-life plastics.
• Announced in Davos 2019
• Renewi, PLASTIC ENERGY, SABIC, Unilever / Vinventions /
Walki Group
• Certified circularity and traceability by the ISCC+
DEMONSTRATION OF CLOSING THE LOOP - COMMERCIALISATION OF FOOD-GRADE PACKAGING WITH RECYCLED CONTENT FROM TACOIL
Food-grade Magnum and Knorr
packaging from recycled content from
Plastic Energy’s chemical recycling
plant, commercialised on the European
market.
New value chain collaboration with
Sealed Air, petrochemical company
SABIC, UK-based Tesco
supermarkets, and Bradburys
Cheese.
OUR GROWTH
We will be building 10 chemical recyclingplants by 2025.
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Minimal capacity of the new generation plant:20,000t/a of plastic processed
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Almeria (SP)- Plant commissioned in 2015.
- First one in Europe with the REACH
certificate.
Seville (SP)- Plant operating since 2017
- Increase the capacity of Seville plant
in 2022
Tenerife (SP)Expected to be operational in 2022
- Sustainability project
Geleen (NL)Signed: Q4 2018; Operating: 2022
Indonesia- MoU signed in West Java
for the construction of 5
plants
MalaysiaSigned: Q2 2019; Operating 2023
FranceSigned: Q3 2020;
OUR GROWTH WITH KEY PARTNERS
…and many more in the pipeline
Other partner for
plant in Europe:
UKSigned: Q2 2020
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